The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.3° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
279
167
164
249
291
332
341
422
403
412
367
375
324
324
277
277
284
284
246
212
212
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:59AM1.40m
7:04PM1.78m
7:32AM1.53m
7:37PM1.77m
8:07AM1.65m
8:10PM1.73m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.31m
1:28AM0.18m
1:24PM0.28m
1:56AM0.13m
2:05PM0.27m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:33
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5:31
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5:44
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5:44
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5:45
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 mm
2
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1
1
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Temp °C
19
20
19
20
19
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
16
17
16
17
17
16
17
17
16
17
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
19
19
19
18
18
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